Crime, Police + Courts
Cassidy Wixom, KSL
Ogden man charged with kidnapping that led to Amber Alert extradited to Utah
Christopher Thomas Wiggins, 34, is charged with taking a 13-year-old girl from her home, prompting police to issue an Amber Alert.8 months ago
Simone Seikaly
Skeletal remains found near Devil’s Gate, reports Elko County Sheriff’s Office
The human remains were found on Dec. 14 in an area of Nevada known as Devil's Gate, near Silver City.8 months ago
Heather Peterson
Three charged in connection with unlicensed stem cell therapy in Draper
The Utah Attorney General's office has filed charges against three people accused of performing unlicensed stem cell therapy in Draper.8 months ago
Cassidy Wixom, KSL
San Juan County man whose murder conviction was overturned given 15 years for fatal shooting
A San Juan County man whose murder conviction was overturned received a lesser sentence after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man in 2018.8 months ago
Pat Reavy, KSL
19-year-old Sanpete County man faces attempted murder charge in failed vape sale
A man who allegedly fired multiple rounds at another man who drove off without paying for a vape has been charged with attempted murder.8 months ago
Cassidy Wixom, KSL
Ex-Iron County GOP treasurer given 2 years in prison for $2M wire, bank fraud
A Cedar City property manager, and the former treasurer and chairman of the Iron County Republican Party, was sentenced Monday to two years in prison after defrauding victims of more than $2 million.8 months ago
Mary Culbertson
Judge grants bond request for Utah man in ICE custody after DHS dispute on social media
An immigration judge has granted a bond request for a man in ICE custody after the Department of Homeland Security alleged he was a criminal on social media.8 months ago
Clayre Scott, KSL and Simone Seikaly, KSL
West Jordan mom suspected of taking her children out of the country charged with custodial interference
Salt Lake County officials have charged Elleshia Anne Seymour, 35, with four counts of custodial interference. She is accused of fleeing the country with her four children.8 months ago
Andrew Dalton and Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday that Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.8 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL
Is Miami the key to solving homelessness, criminal justice issues in Salt Lake County?
Salt Lake County is working with a former Florida judge on changes to its criminal justice system, which it hopes can address criminal justice issues and reduce homelessness.8 months ago
Debbie Worthen, KSL
Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ as homicide after family demands justice
Police are now investigating a homicide in Sugar House.8 months ago
Kimberlee Kruesi and Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Search for the Brown University shooter continues as questions swirl about campus security
Officials said late Sunday that they released a person of interest they had detained earlier in the day, finding no reason to keep him in custody.8 months ago
Tim Vandenack, KSL
Pleasant View police officer investigated for improperly accessing driver’s license records resigns
A Pleasant View police officer resigned amid an internal investigation for allegedly inappropriately looking up the driver's license records of three dispatchers at Weber Area Dispatch 911.8 months ago
Christopher Weber and Mike Balsamo Associated Press
Son Nick arrested after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says
Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, was in police custody Monday after deaths of the director-actor and his wife Michele, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.8 months ago
Pearl Ashton
12-year-old considered missing, endangered, found safe
A Utah Endangered Missing Advisory has been activated for 12-year-old Vylett Galloway.8 months ago
Simone Seikaly
Salt Lake police investigating ‘suspicious death’ on Lincoln St. in Sugar House
Police are investigating what they call the suspicious death of a man on Lincoln Street in Sugar House. (Derek Petersen, KSL TV)8 months ago
Kimberlee Kruisi and Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press
Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two people and wounded nine others. The incident happened Saturday afternoon in a classroom during final exams. An FBI agent says the arrest took place at a hotel in Coventry, about 20 miles from Providence.8 months ago
Kennedy Camarena
Shots fired at police officer outside of a nightclub in downtown Salt Lake City
Shots were fired by a suspect and police outside of a nightclub in downtown Salt Lake City early Saturday.8 months ago
Pat Reavy, KSL
Utah convenience store chain provided online gambling, prescription meds, police say
A half dozen people were arrested Thursday following the execution of search warrants at four convenience stores in Salt Lake County looking for online gambling and illegal drug sales.8 months ago
Devin Oldroyd
Man hit by car while riding motorcycle in Roy Friday evening
A man is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car while riding a motorcycle in Roy Friday evening.8 months ago
Pat Reavy, KSL
Logan chiropractor accused of inappropriate touching
Evan J. LeFevre, 58, of Mendon, Cache County, was charged Friday in 1st District Court in two separate cases with a total of four counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.8 months ago
Jack Brook, Associated Press
New Orleans jail escapee who evaded captured for months gets life sentence for double murder
The last inmate caught after an audacious New Orleans jailbreak was sentenced Friday to two life sentences over a 2018 double murder, with the Louisiana judge rebuking him for the disruption caused by his five months on the run.8 months ago
Logan Stefanich, KSL
Bangerter Highway reopened after shots fired during road rage incident; no injuries reported
Trooper Takesha Durrant said the shots were the result of a road rage encounter, but as of right now, no injuries have been reported.8 months ago
